Warren Washington became the second African-American nationwide to earn a doctoral degree in meteorology when he received his degree from Penn State in 1964, but his ties to the University extend beyond that.
Mary Ellen and Tom Litzinger have established the $1.2 million Mary Ellen and Thomas A. Litzinger Endowment at Shaver’s Creek through a bequest to ensure educational opportunities and a sustainable future for Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center at Penn State.
Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and director of Penn State's Earth System Science Center, is the 2018 recipient of the American Geophysical Union's Climate Communication Prize.
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering will be hosting a research showcase, “Sustainability in Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering,” on Monday, Sept. 10.
Climate science is a field devoted to the study of Earth’s climate in the past, present and future. Understanding the Earth’s future climate is vital, and in response Penn State has established a new dual-title doctoral program in climate science.
Penn State will host a panel discussion on climate change topics related to Earth observations, Earth system modeling and policy on Wednesday, Sept. 5, in the Freeman Auditorium of the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. Panel discussion will start at 6:30 p.m. followed by a question-and-answer session. The event is free and open to the public.
A wearable energy-harvesting device could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or jogging, according to a team of researchers from Penn State's Materials Research Institute and the University of Utah. The device, about the size of a wristwatch, produces enough power to run a personal health monitoring system.
The Center for Security Research and Education at Penn State is announcing its 2018-2019 Seed Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State.
Penn State Vice Provost for Global Programs Michael Adewumi will leave the University to join the Institute for the International Education of Students as its next executive vice president for Academic Affairs, effective Jan. 2, 2019.
As the 2016 presidential election was heating up, the statistical news website FiveThirtyEight released a projection map asking what if only women voted. The map, sent out in a tweet by FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver, quickly went viral on social media and was viewed millions of times. That viral cartography event, and what quickly followed, is the subject of research conducted by Anthony Robinson, assistant professor of geography at Penn State.
Business, language, deep learning, networks, health and cybersecurity — the 2018-19 CyberScience Seminar Series, which launches on Sept. 11, will feature researchers who use high-performance computing methods, including big data analysis, big simulations and complex modeling, to push the envelope and make advances in their fields.
The Ryan Family Student Center in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences integrates tutoring, advising, student work space, and areas for casual interaction into a one-stop shop for student success.
Located just inside a side entrance of Deike Building on Burrowes Road, a popular student center serves as an advising one-stop shop for undergraduate students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS).
A dozen students from around the nation recently wrapped up their summer research projects in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, funded through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the NSF.
